{"id":27442,"date":"2018-12-11T15:04:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T11:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/?p=27442"},"modified":"2020-12-15T12:47:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T08:47:44","slug":"msp-voice-episode-28-msp-pioneer-with-tim-shea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/msp-voice-episode-28-msp-pioneer-with-tim-shea\/","title":{"rendered":"MSP Voice Episode 28 &#8211; &#8220;MSP Pioneer&#8221; with Tim Shea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tim has been an MSP Pioneer since the 90\u2019s. After leaving a value-added reseller in 1991 Tim started his own company because he saw the future in network services. In 1996 Tim and his partner realized that they need to provide their services for a fixed fee...hence pioneering the managed services model.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>They even had to write their first RMM tool themselves. Tim sold that company and founded Alpha NetSolutions in 2002 and has been going strong ever since. Now they focus on small businesses in New England, mostly manufacturing, custom home builders and dentists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest: Tim Shea<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphanetsolutions.com\/\">Alpha NetSolutions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"perfect-pullquote vcard pullquote-align-full pullquote-border-placement-left\"><blockquote><p>All episodes can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/mspvoice.com\/\">MSP Voice website<\/a>, \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLRkCwqyZ6K-ZNtEpJAy1dtTf-y0C1nRSU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube (video)<\/a><\/span> as well as popular podcast channels such as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/msp-voice\/id1387820734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/msp-voice-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SoundCloud<\/a><\/span>, and\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/msp-voice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anchor<\/a><\/span>. You can also subscribe to new episodes via <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/3fcba40\/podcast\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS Feed<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<h2>Watch on YouTube<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MSP Voice #28: MSP PIONEER with Tim Shea\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LmiwJqDG16E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best of Reddit<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/msp\/comments\/a35rt9\/firing_a_client\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Firing a client<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brief: What\u2019s the best way to fire a bad client?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/msp\/comments\/a3uoak\/why_did_i_do_that_degree\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>10 year old IT Master?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brief: Would you let a client\u2019s 10 year old install something on the network?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/msp\/comments\/a4nmhk\/office_depot_trying_to_get_into_the_managed\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Office Depot trying to get into the managed services game\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brief: Is this a threat to your MSP?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/msp\/comments\/a4nxq3\/audio_over_network\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Audio over network?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brief: Is it OK to use WiFi for a church broadcast system?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/msp\/comments\/a4qu77\/employee_2\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Employee #2<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brief: It\u2019s time to hire the first employee...any words of wisdom?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim has been an MSP Pioneer since the 90\u2019s. 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